'The Vale of Tempe', 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'The Vale of Tempe', 1890.   Creator: Unknown.

2-714-391 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Vale of Tempe', 1890. Vale of Tempe in Thessaly, Greece, celebrated by Greek poets as a place of Apollo and the Muses and the scene of numerous battles throughout history. In 480 BC, 10,000 Greeks retreated on hearing the army of Xerxes was overwhelmingly large. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
  2. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
  3. Xerxes I: Persian: King

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

Religion & Belief Mythology

Artistic Representations Landscapes


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5160x4146
File Size : 62,676kb


Aliases

  1. 0580065769
  1. 2-714-391
  1. 2714391

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